Arya News - Sherrone Moore has been fired for cause after two seasons with the Wolverines.
Sherrone Moore"s time at Michigan is suddenly over.
The Wolverines fired their head football coach on Wednesday, sources told Yahoo Sports" Ross Dellenger. Michigan fired Moore for cause, too, due to an investigation that uncovered off-the-field transgressions. Michigan confirmed the move on Wednesday afternoon, and said that Moore "engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member."
Further specifics are not known.
"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," the school said in a statement. "Following a university investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
"This conduct constitutes a clear violation of university policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior."
Michigan named associate head coach Biff Poggi as the team"s interim coach. Poggi, a former head coach at Charlotte, also served as the team"s interim head coach earlier this season while Moore served a two-game suspension.
Moore was first hired at Michigan ahead of the 2018 season as the team"s tight ends coach. He was the Wolverines" offensive coordinator during their undefeated national championship run during the 2023 season, and he was promoted to replace Jim Harbaugh when he left for the Los Angeles Chargers after that campaign on a five-year deal. That made Moore the first Black full time head coach in Michigan history.
Moore went 8-5 during his first season with the Wolverines, and they went 9-3 this past season. They are set to take on Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl later this month.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.